IMM & Week in Review: The Wildflower Edition

IN MY MAILBOX: 02.05.12

In My Mailbox was created by Kristi at The Story Siren because:

"I get books to read and then ultimately share my thoughts about with my readers. As much as I want to, I can’t possibly read every book I receive. Yet, I still wanted a way to feature those books on the blog, even though it might not be in the form of a review. Problem solved! Every week I'd share the books I received that week... ones I'd bought, or gotten at the library, and ones that I'd receive to review on the blog. That way I could mention titles that might not otherwise get some face-time on The Story Siren..."

I find the same thing happening at A Backwards Story. I'm so backed up on reviews atm... That's why I like these videos!

CURRENT GIVEAWAY:

*COBBOGOTH by Hannah L. Clark (until March 22nd)

READING NOW:

*FATED by Sarah Alderson (I've been wanting to read this forever and was finally in the perfect mood after finishing action-packed novels KATANA and PURE! And, er...no, I still haven't read my copy of HUNTING LILA!)
*EMBRACE by Jessica Shirvington (Review coming Tuesday along with a blog tour stop!)

[link to my GoodReads account so you can see my blurb feed as I read]

READ THIS WEEK:

*FEVER by Lauren DeStefano (It KILLED me to sit on this book for two weeks before I had a chance to read it!  I was literally dragging it around everywhere with me waiting for a chance that never came! Definitely my favorite of the "second books" so far this year!)
*COBBOGOTH by Hannah L. Clark (My review here)
*THE HUNGER GAMES by Suzanne Collins (Re-read!  The movie's coming out, don't-cha-know!)
*CATCHING FIRE by Suzanne Colllins (Re-read! I love that I can read faster when I can choose to skip over parts I don't want to re-read!)
*MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins (Re-read!  My thoughts haven't changed: I still love MOCKINGJAY and am not one of the haters or meh-ers.  It WORKS for me.)
*PURE by Jennifer L. Armentrout (Ahhh, how did I sit on this unread for so many months??  Jennifer, I love you. *proposes*)

REVIEWED THIS WEEK:

*DARK OF THE MOON by Tracy Barrett (Flash/Mythological Mondays)
*TOUCH OF FROST by Jennifer Estep (Flash/Mythological Mondays)
*COBBOGOTH by Hannah L. Clark (Blog Tour)

FEATURES THIS WEEK:

*Cover Crazy: Analyzing Four Highly-Anticipated Covers That Dropped This Week (BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards, THE ESSENCE by Kimberly Derting, THE DARKEST MINDS by Alexandra Bracken, REACHED by Ally Condie)
*Giveaway: COBBOGOTH by Hannah L. Clark (until March 22nd)

RECEIVED THIS WEEK:

YouTube Link

Loot:

The Wildflower Edition!

This week's title is in honor of the awesome wildflower seeds Simon and Schuster sent me alongside an ARC of BEYONDERS: SEEDS OF REBELLION by Brandon Mull because that is some seriously awesome swag!  So creative!!!

PURCHASED:

*PANDEMONIUM by Lauren Oliver {The sequel to DELIRIUM! I'm so glad I had early access to an ARC or I would have gone NUTS since this was "lost" at one particular post office for a week before moving on to my destination. Grrr, it was one county over the whole time!!!}

BORROWED:

*THE COMPLETE WORKS OF OSCAR WILDE by Oscar Wilde  [Out Now]
{A co-worker was awesome enough to loan this to me.  I can't find either of my copies of one of the titles I need and it corrupts on my nook every time.  I need it for something I'm working on! ^.~}

Physical ARCs/Finished Copies:

*BEYONDERS: SEEDS OF REBELLION by Brandon Mull [Out March 13, 2012]
{Simon & Schuster sent me an awesome swag pack with this ARC containing a bookmark and wildflower seeds [Get it?? SEEDS of Rebellion?] I was shocked to even see the package because I haven't received anything from S&S before and don't remember entering [or winning] any contests! Also shown/mentioned in video: BEYONDERS: A WORLD WITOUT HEROES, FABLEHAVEN, and book cover designers Jason Chan, Brandon Dorman, and Antonio Javier Caparo.}

*WHATEVER YOU LOVE by Louise Doughty [Out March 27, 2012, USA, Out Now, UK]
{Picked this ARC up at work!  The paragraph on the back hooked me!}

*WHITE HORSE by Alex Adams [Out April 17, 2012]
{Picked this ARC up at work!  It's a new dystopian dropping into the adult (not teen) market.} 

*ILLUSION by Frank Peretti [Just Released March 06, 2012]
{Picked this ARC up at work!  I hadn't previously heard of it, but it sounds like it has some of the whimsy of THE NIGHT CIRCUS!}

*KATANA by Cole Gibsen [Just Released March 08, 2012]
{Thank you to Flux for sending me a finished copy!  I'll be reviewing this as part of the KATANA blog tour tomorrow!  I interviewed Cole Gibsen last week!}

*FLYAWAY by Helen Landalf [Out Now]
{Thank you to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, The {Teen} Book Scene, and blogger Me, My Shelf, and I for choosing me as a winner during the FLYAWAY blog tour and sending me a finished copy! I DID read this during the tour and did an Author This or That, but for some reason, I never reviewed the book...?  I don't know why this happened, but will have to rectify my failure, lol!}

NetGalley:

*THE STONE GIRL by Alyssa B. Sheinmel [Out Aug. 28, 2012]
{Thank you to Alfred Knopf Books for Young Readers! I've been attempting to read THE BEAUTIFUL BETWEEN for a long time and something ALWAYS comes up.  The sample paragraph is beautiful, though. *wants*}
*THE PALADIN PROPHECY by Mark Frost [Out Sept. 25, 2012]
({hank you to Random House! I hadn't previously heard of this one, but the synopsis is AWESOME!}
*THE WHITE OAK by Kim White [Out April 9, 2012]
{Thank you to Story Machine Studio!  I haven't heard about this one yet, but you  had me at Greek Mythology, especially after mentioning the Underworld and Minos. How could I possibly stay away?}
*INNOCENT DARKNESS by Suzanne Lazear [Out Aug. 08, 2012]
{Thank you to Flux!  I've been really excited about this one since before it had a cover, then did a Cover Crazy on it.  I have a feeling now it's about fairies and not fairy tales, but it's still steampunk!}
*BREAKING BEAUTIFUL by Jennifer Shaw Wolf [Out April 24, 2012]
{Thank you to Bloomsbury/Walker!  I've been coveting this book.  It sounds heart-wrenching and amazing, and I really like that cover!}

What did you get in your mailbox this week?